In March, parents and students came out
to protest the firing of popular
Athletic Director Randy Meck.

((tonight))

This was the scene at Cave Spring
Tuesday night.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= 1:16:12.00

KAREN FELDENZER, CONCERNED PARENTS:

WE WERE CONCERNED THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE
TO EXPRESS OUR VIEWS SO I THOUGHT AT
LEAST SHE'S MAKING THE EFFORT TO COME
TO SPEAK TO US. SO I SHOULD MAKE THE
EFFORT TO COME AND LISTEN TO SEE WHAT
SHE HAS TO SAY. .(22)
RUNS10 (END SOT)

OQ=

Earlier in the year all these parents
could talk about was Meck's firing,
incomplete athletic fields and a
superintendent they felt wouldn't
listen.

Tuesday night- they were greeted with
an informal, relaxed atmosphere where
parents raised their hands to be

recognized.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= @1:11:45.00

MELANIE BURNETTE, CONCERNED PARENT: I
THINK IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL SHE CAME
HERE FIRST CAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES
HERE, (51)
RUNS06 (END SOT)

OQ=

Among the issues- growth in South
County, technology in the classrooms
and maintenance at the schools.

I THINK THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS
FACILITY NEEDS THEY NEED MORE THINGS
-A/C RENOVATION, THE ROOF LEAKS, THEIR
MAINTENANCE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE
DONE. I THINK ITS A CONTINUAL CHALLENGE
(37)
RUNS15 (END SOT)

OQ=

As for Lorraine Lange she says the new
year is a new start and school system
will continue to focus on passing state
and federal guidelines to make Roanoke
county the best school system it can
be.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= 58:47.00

I THINK THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS EDUCATION.
AYP.. ALL SKLS GOING TO GET HARDER WITH
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT, EVERYONE'S
FACING THAT. (01)
RUNS14 (END SOT)

OQ=

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= REMEMBER THOSE ATHLETIC FIELD WE TALKED

ABOUT LAST SPRING. WHILE THEY MAY
BE USABLE, THERE ARE STILL SOME
PROBLEMS APPARENTLY A FAULTY PRESSURE
VALUE IS KEEPING THOSE FIELDS FROM
BEING WATERED AND SOMEONE HAS HAD TO DO
IT BY HAND ALL SUMMER.

slowdown, Virginia is not one of them.
KIm toss across to Bob Kim toss across to Bob

Bob Grebe has more in his
Consumer Watch 7 Report.
LIVE=BOB FULL AT BAM LIVE FULL
COnsumer Watch 7 animation

*CG standup Bob Grebe
bgrebe@wdbj7.com Kimberly, unemployment rates in
Virginia and the Roanoke Valley are
well below the national levels.

ENG#=2 VO NAT
VO NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

This is at a time when, earlier
this summer, the overall unemployment
rate for the nation jumped to a
five-month high.

Economists anticipate a soften in
the labor market for the forseeable
future.

But Virginia Employment
Commission Manager, Bruce Johannessen
says skilled labor is in high demand in
the region while the number of people
filing for initial unemployment claims
continues to drop.

ENG#=3 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ= THE ROANOKE

*CG 2line Bruce Johannessen
Virginia Employment Commission 02.47 "THE ROANOKE METROPOLITAN AREA IS
AT 3.3 PERCENT. THE STATE OF VIRGINIA
IS AT 3.3 PERCENT. NATIONALLY, THE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RUNS AT 4.8. SO
VIRGINIA AND THE ROANOKE VALLEY IS IN
FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION WHEN IT COMES TO
THE NUMBER OF CLAIMS." 03.04 (:17)
RUNS= :17 (END SOT)

Jeremy Jaynes, of Raleigh, North
Carolina was considered among the top
ten spammers in the world at the time
of his arrest.

Authorities say he grossed
750-thousand dollars a month by using
the Internet to peddle pornography and
sham products and services.

The appeals court ruled unanimously
yesterday that Virginia has a
"legitimate public interest" in
policing unsolicited e-mail and that
the state anti-spamming law's impact on
interstate commerce is "clearly not
excessive."

Under Virginia law, sending
unsolicited bulk e-mail is not a crime
unless the sender masks his identity.

podium again-- delivering the third in
a series of speeches on terrorism.
ENG#=1 (VO-NAT)

VO-NAT This speech lays out plans to change

the law, so that Guantanamo Bay
detainees can be tried for crimes
before military commissions.
*CG locator Washington, DC Yesterday Bush warned that the U- S
remains at risk, because the enemy is
adapting.

With mid- term elections looming ,
Bush and Republican

party continue seeing the war on terror
as their strong suit.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL

SOT FULL We know what the terrorists intend to
INQ=We know that do because they've

told us -- and we need to take their
words seriously.
RUNS=8 (END SOT)

OQ=their words seriously

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Along with the President's speech,
the White House released a

booklet outlining a national strategy
for fighting terrorism.

Meanwhile, Democrats charged the
President with avoiding real solutions,
and said his policies have made the
country less safe.
(END VO) (END VO)

About 50-parents, teachers and
staff were on-hand at Cave Spring High
School.

After some brief comments -
Superintendent Lorraine Lange turned it
over to parents who brought up several
issues- everything from growth in South
County, technology in the classrooms to
maintenance in the schools.
ENG#=1 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=We were concerned...

*CG 2line Karen Feldenzer
Concerned Parent @1:16:12.00

KAREN FELDENZER, CONCERNED PARENT: WE
WERE CONCERNED THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO
EXPRESS OUR VIEWS SO I THOUGHT AT LEAST
SHE'S MAKING THE EFFORT TO COME TO
SPEAK TO US. SO I SHOULD MAKE THE
EFFORT TO COME AND LISTEN TO SEE WHAT
SHE HAS TO SAY. .(22)
RUNS=10 (SOT FULL)

to hear how her daughter's first day of
school went- even more so because its
about 20-minutes longer than its been

in the past.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= @4:19:04.00

AMI TROWELL, ROANOKE CITY PARENT: I
THINK ITS BEEN GOING GREAT. I'M A
LITTLE CONCERNED CERTAINLY THAT
MADELEINE BE TIRED AT THE END OF THE
DAY. BUT I THINK ITS GOING TO BE JUST
FINE. (11)
RUN07 (END SOT)

OQ=

Crystal Spring is one of more than
20-elementary schools in Roanoke City
that will observe a longer day.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= 4:11:42.00

DAVE MERRITT, CRYSTAL SPRING ELEMENTARY
PRINCIPAL: CHANGE IS ALWAYS TOUGH AND
IF EVERYRONE ROLLS WITH THE PNCHES.. I
HOPE EVERYONE WILL FIND THIS CHANGE NOT
TO BE AS TOUGH AS THEY THOUGHT ITD BE..
(51)
RUN09 (END SOT)

OQ=

But, some parents worried how a
dismissal time of 3:40 would work with
afterschool activities, homework and

family time.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= 4:22:40.00

JEFF WILLET, ROANOKE CITY PARENT: I
THINK ITS MIXED EMOTIONS BASED ON
WHAT'S GOING ON AT HOME WITH THE
WORKING PARENTS. I THINK THERE'S MIXED
EMOTIONS WITH IT RIGHT NOW.. BUT I
THINK ONCE EVERYONE GETS SETTLED AND
USED TO IT THERE WILL BE NO ISSUES.
(51)
RUN11 (END SOT)

OQ=

Right now the biggest issue seems to be
coordinating times.

Teachers at Crystal Spring were told
buses would be there by 3:40, but on
this first day of school at four
o'clock teachers were still on duty and
students were lined up waiting to go
home.

Bob Grebe has more in his
Consumer Watch 7 Report.
LIVE=BOB FULL AT BAM LIVE FULL
CONSUMER WATCH 7 ANIMATION

*CG standup Bob Grebe
bgrebe@wdbj7.com Kimberly, not all industries are
growing, but in the current national
economic climate, simply-maintaining
employment levels is an achievement.

ENG#=3 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=Some of the better

*CG 2line Bruce Johannessen
Virginia Employment Commission
:00

*CG locator Roanoke

:12

RUNS=1:45 (END SOT)

OQ=as we go on.

<<
SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= SOME OF THE 01.05 SOME OF THE BETTER PAYING JOBS

THAT ARE AVAILABLE ARE SKILL POSITIONS.
PEOPLE JUST DON'T HAVE THOSE
PARTICULAR SKILLS IN A LOT OF TIMES.
01.11 (:06)
RUN 06 (END SOT)

OQ= LOT OF TIMES

Bruce Johannessen is the manager
of the Virginia Employment Commission
in Roanoke.

His data points to the
construction industry as a big area of
need of workers.

Trained carpenters, electrians,
plumbers, and heating-venting and air
conditioning professionals are in high
demand.

In fact, Johannessen says all
qualified skilled laborers are in short
supply.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ=IF YOU TALK 04.54 "IF YOU TALK TO A MACHINIST,

MAINTENANCE MACHANICS, AUTO MACHANICS.
THERE'S STILL A NEED FOR WELL TRAINED
INDIVIDUALS IN THOSE AREAS." 05.06
(:12)
RUN12 (END SOT)

OQ=IN THOSE AREAS.

According to the U.S. Department
of Labor, the unemployment rate in the
Roanoke metropolitan area is 3.3
percent, compared to 4.8 nationally.

The 3.3 figure may be somewhat
misleading because a recent study shows
there is as much as 25-thousand people
in the Roanoke Valley who are
under-employed. That means they have a
college degree and are working in a
field that does not require one.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= IT'S KIND OF A MISMATCH 05.57 "IT'S KIND OF A MISMATCHING. WE

HAVE SKILLED JOBS, SUCH AS MECHANICS,
BUT THEN WE HAVE PEOPLE WITH B.A.
DEGREES IN ENGLISH OR HISTORY OR
WHATEVER AND THEY'RE HAVING A HARD TIME
FINDING SOMETHING THAT MEETS WHAT THEIR
EDUCATION BACKGROUND COMES UP WITH."
06.14 (:21)
RUN21 (END SOT)

OQ= COMES UP WITH.

Another issue facing employers and
putting pressure on the economy is the
increasing age of the nation's skilled
work force.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= I'D LIKE TO SEE 07.52 "I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THE KIDS

WHO ARE GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL CONSIDER
SKILLED JOBS IN THE FUTURE. THAT'S A
GOOD PLACE TO MAKE A REAL GOOD LIVING.
I THINK WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT AS
WE GO ON." 08.08 (:16)
RUN16 (END SOT)

OQ= WE GO ON. >>

LIVE=BOB FULL AT BAM LIVE FULL

Taking a look at the Bureau of
Labor Statistics data, the Home Health
field has been one of the fastest
growing in the nation over the past few
years.

Bob toss across to Kim Bob toss across to Kim

Medical assistants and computer
software engineers are also two growing
professions.

They had moved from Florida to
South Carolina last October. Erika
worked as cardiac monitor technician at
a local hospital. Randy as a mechanic
at a Chevrolet dealership.
SOT FULL 13:26:46 SOT FULL

INQ=They did everything together ANGIE GOODSON/RANDY NASH'S SISTER:

THEY DID EVERYTHING TOGETHER. THE ONLY
THING THAT ERIKA WOULDN'T DO WITH RANDY
WAS DIVE. HE WAS A BIG DIVER AND HE
LIKE TO SNORKEL AND THINGS LIKE THAT ON
THE COAST, BUT THAT WAS SOMETHING ERIKA
NEVER WOULD GET INTO, BUT EVERYTHING
ELSE SHE WAS RIGHT THERE WITH HIM, AND
HE WANTED HER TO BE RIGHT THERE WITH
HIM.
RUN = 19 (END SOT)

OQ=be right there with him. A caring couple relatives say

will be sorely missed.
SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ=Just that they were VICKY JONES/ERIKA NASH'S AUNT: JUST

THAT THEY WERE GOOD PEOPLE, HONEST
PEOPLE, CARING PEOPLE, ALWAYS HELPED
PEOPLE AND THEY ENJOYED LIFE.AND I
THINK THAT'S WHAT IS WAS ALL ABOUT.
RUNS= (END SOT)

In March, parents and students came out
to protest the firing of popular
Athletic Director Randy Meck.

((tonight))

This was the scene at Cave Spring
Tuesday night.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= 1:16:12.00

KAREN FELDENZER, CONCERNED PARENTS:

WE WERE CONCERNED THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE
TO EXPRESS OUR VIEWS SO I THOUGHT AT
LEAST SHE'S MAKING THE EFFORT TO COME
TO SPEAK TO US. SO I SHOULD MAKE THE
EFFORT TO COME AND LISTEN TO SEE WHAT
SHE HAS TO SAY. .(22)
RUNS10 (END SOT)

OQ=

Earlier in the year all these parents
could talk about was Meck's firing,
incomplete athletic fields and a
superintendent they felt wouldn't
listen.

Tuesday night- they were greeted with
an informal, relaxed atmosphere where
parents raised their hands to be
recognized.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= @1:11:45.00

MELANIE BURNETTE, CONCERNED PARENT: I
THINK IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL SHE CAME
HERE FIRST CAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES
HERE, (51)
RUNS06 (END SOT)

OQ=

Among the issues- growth in South
County, technology in the classrooms
and maintenance at the schools.

I THINK THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS
FACILITY NEEDS THEY NEED MORE THINGS
-A/C RENOVATION, THE ROOF LEAKS, THEIR
MAINTENANCE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE
DONE. I THINK ITS A CONTINUAL CHALLENGE

(37)
RUNS15 (END SOT)

OQ=

As for Lorraine Lange she says the new
year is a new start and school system
will continue to focus on passing state
and federal guidelines to make Roanoke
county the best school system it can
be.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= 58:47.00

I THINK THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS EDUCATION.
AYP.. ALL SKLS GOING TO GET HARDER WITH
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT, EVERYONE'S
FACING THAT. (01)
RUNS14 (END SOT)

OQ=

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= REMEMBER THOSE ATHLETIC FIELD WE TALKED

ABOUT LAST SPRING. WHILE THEY MAY
BE USABLE, THERE ARE STILL SOME
PROBLEMS APPARENTLY A FAULTY PRESSURE
VALUE IS KEEPING THOSE FIELDS FROM
BEING WATERED AND SOMEONE HAS HAD TO DO
IT BY HAND ALL SUMMER.

Crystal Spring is one of more
than 20-elementary schools in Roanoke
City that will observe a longer day.

While some parents worried how a
dismissal time of 3:40 would work with
afterschool activities, homework and
family time.....the biggest issue
seemed to be coordinating times.

Teachers at Crystal Spring were
told buses would be there by 3:40, but
on this first day of school at four
o'clock teachers were still on duty and
students were lined up still waiting to
go home.
(END VO) (END VO)

KIMBERLY ON CAM KIMBERLY ON CAM
GRAPHIC=none While many states in the region
Consumer Watch BAM are feeling the pinch of an economic
slowdown, Virginia is not one of them.
Kim toss across to Bob Kim toss across to Bob

Bob Grebe has more in his
Consumer Watch 7 Report.
LIVE=BOB FULL AT BAM LIVE FULL
COnsumer Watch 7 animation

*CG standup Bob Grebe
bgrebe@wdbj7.com Kimberly, unemployment rates in
Virginia and the Roanoke Valley are
well below the national levels.

ENG#=2 VO NAT
VO NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

This is at a time when, earlier
this summer, the overall unemployment
rate for the nation jumped to a
five-month high.

Economists anticipate a soften in
the labor market for the forseeable
future.

But Virginia Employment
Commission Manager, Bruce Johannessen
says skilled labor is in high demand in

the region while the number of people
filing for initial unemployment claims
continues to drop.

ENG#=3 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ= THE ROANOKE

*CG 2line Bruce Johannessen
Virginia Employment Commission 02.47 "THE ROANOKE METROPOLITAN AREA IS
AT 3.3 PERCENT. THE STATE OF VIRGINIA
IS AT 3.3 PERCENT. NATIONALLY, THE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RUNS AT 4.8. SO
VIRGINIA AND THE ROANOKE VALLEY IS IN
FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION WHEN IT COMES TO
THE NUMBER OF CLAIMS." 03.04 (:17)
RUNS= :17 (END SOT)

At least, that's the finding of
one Virginia Tech professor.
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Katrina Aftermath
2005 Doctor Russell Jones, a professor
:00 of Psychology is part of a research
team carrying out a mulit-year, million
dollar mental health study by Harvard
Medical School.

He says the group anticipated
high levels of depression and
post-traumatic stress in Katrina
survivors, but the suicide rate was
surprisingly low.
ENG#=3 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

school meetings kicked off last night.
After some brief comments-
Superintendent Lorraine Lange turned it
over to parents who brought up several
issues- everything from growth in South
County, technology in the classrooms to
maintenance in the schools.
VO-NAT VO-NAT

ENG#2 Roanoke City school students are

adjusting to a longer school day. The
biggest issue yesterday seemed to be
coordinating times. Teachers at Crystal
Spring were told the buses would be
there by the 3:40 dismissal time, but
at four o'clock teachers were still on
duty and students were lined up still
waiting to go home.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

ENG#3 And "My Network TV" made its debut

yesterday, and so did News-7 at 10. The
newscast lets you see us in a way you
haven't seen before, and for those who
don't like to stay up until 11, it's a
new opportunity to get your late news
at 10.